Choose a role in sport
Players are the people who learn how to play the sport and then play on the team or compete individually depending on the sport.
Volunteers play many roles in sport clubs and are essential to a clubs success and keeping things working. Some examples of club roles for volunteers are, managing registrations, team uniforms, rosters, canteens, coaching and officiating, marketing and promotion or publicity, and looking after equipment or scoring.
Coaches are involved in the direction, instruction and training of sports teams or of individual sports people. Coaches also teach individuals the rules of a sport and help them to develop their skills.
Referees and officials preside over competitive sporting events to help maintain the standards of play. They also detect rule violations and enforce penalties according to the rules of the game.
Committee members are responsible for planning and making decisions for the club and for the development of club policies.
GET STARTED
Consider the sport you like and how much time you have to be involved.
Choose a role. Do you want to be a Player, Volunteer, Coach, Umpire or referee, or Committee member?
Perhaps you would like to be a spectator, someone who regularly watches the sport and is a supporter?
Talk to your local club about what help they need and what you would like to do to help.
ACTION STEPS
Here you can find a simple list of the best actions to take if you are interested in this topic:
1 . Identify your local clubs.
Pick a sport that you enjoy and contact your local council or go to the Finding Your Way A to Z of sports page.
2 . Spend time thinking about how you want to be involved.
Work out how much time you have available in your week.
3 . Visit your local club and speak to someone on the committee about what support they need.
If you will need to any additional support to take part let the club know.
4 . Offer to help.
Spend some time learning the rules of your new sport. Being a spectator is a good way to do this.